Roscoe, IL might be considered the gear capital of the world. This small city serves as stomping ground to three gear manufacturers, and is part of an enclave of manufacturing towns in Northern Illinois, including Rockford - a once industrial giant which now suffers the highest unemployment rate of any city in the state.

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful's all-volunteer recycling center in Roscoe will be closed this Saturday, Jan.

When Shylo, a 5-year-old husky, was rescued from the icy Rock River last week, rescuers noted how the dog never released its grip on a rope tossed to him from the banks.

The Winnebago County Health Department is offering four more H1N1 vaccination clinics for the community.

As guests come and go during the holidays, so do viruses. One weapon to fight bugs like influenza is vaccination.

The New Products Bonanza rounds up the newest and most innovative technolgies that the engineering world has to offer.

As a winter storm drops snow, freezing rain and sleet across much of Wisconsin, officials are urging holiday travelers to be careful and take their time driving to their destinations over the next few days.

Roscoe the Elf and a magical reindeer dance are part of the "Winter Tales" program, a culturally diverse presentation blending old and new folk tales.

The statewide average temperature in Illinois was 5.1 degrees above normal in November, making it the seventh warmest November on record in the state.

Her face can be seen in countless magazines and even on top of a giant billboard.

The Roscoe Police Department is asking for your help to locate 17-year-old Brooke Ashley VanBriesen.

Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare will hold its second annual Jammin' in Jeans fundraiser from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Nov.

An Illinois man is dead when his car hits a semi on I-90/94 near Oakdale late Wednesday.

Three teens were charged Oct. 20 with unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor at a house party in the 6700 block of Nantucket Court.

The Fox Valley Animal Welfare League will hold a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive.

A local man is recovering after he's rescued from the Rock River in Machesney Park.

This week, Jeffery Turner got some good news that his little girl Sophia is OK. But there's still lots of work ahead before she's back in the United States.

There are 55,000 students in Winnebago County in need of the H1N1 flu vaccine. As county health officials strategize how to dole out the doses, they're also working to persuade parents that the soon-to-arrive vaccines are safe.

Diversity Revisited: This Illinois gear manufacturer uses a wide range of customers and project work, along with their own in-house ingenuity, to remain competitive and thrive in tough times.

Alyssa Larson gets ready for one of her Crackerbox Derby runs in the car built 30 years ago by her grandfather, Richard Larson.